- Manchester United suffered a crushing defeat at Chelsea on Thursday evening
- The Red Devils broke three club records while the bad season continued
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Manchester United broke three unwanted club records after the 4-3 defeat to Chelsea.
Erik ten Hag’s men had erased the Blues’ two-goal lead with goals from Alejandro Garnacho and Bruno Fernandes by the time the half-time whistle blew, and a second goal from the former in the second half seemed to have the victory sealed. on the road after the weekend’s draw with Brentford.
But a late penalty from Diogo Dalot handed the momentum back to the hosts, and after Cole Palmer equalized from the spot in stoppage time, the boyhood United fan heaped more misery on the Red Devils, with a goal just 82 seconds later match winner struck.
To make matters worse, United’s leaky defense saw them go over 500 shots this season, the most ever.
There have been 225 shots in 2024 alone, which is the club’s most shots in a 10-game series.
Manchester United broke three unwanted club records after the 4-3 defeat to Chelsea.
Andre Onana has faced more than 500 shots this season, including 225 in 2024
Erik ten Hag’s men have lost seventeen games this season, the highest number since the 1989/90 season
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The defeat to Mauricio Pochettino’s side was also United’s seventeenth defeat in all competitions, the most since the 1989–90 season.
United fans took to social media to debate who is to blame, with some pointing the finger at Ten Hag, while others claimed the players were to blame.
YouTube presenter Flex said to Rio Ferdinand’s Vibe with Five channel: ‘It’s not just Ten Hag’s fault, the players can’t get away with it.
Another United fan said: ‘I think this is a poor reflection on the tactics. The best teams get few chances. Plus, Onana has been pretty bad this season.”
A third fan came to Onana’s defense, saying, “No, it’s just Onana getting too much hate. He’s not even the one who needs to be teased. It’s Ten Hag and his nonsense tactics. I don’t see enough Ten Hag talk and that is almost criminal.’
Another added: ‘Using Onana’s face on a statistic where he’s the only player who can’t be blamed is pretty wild. We’ve conceded so many shots without conceding as many goals, so he’s obviously playing well.”
After the defeat at Stamford Bridge, United remain sixth and nine points behind fifth-place Tottenham and 11 points behind Aston Villa in the race for Champions League football next season.
The Red Devils still have a chance to lift a trophy this season ahead of their FA Cup semi-final against Championship team Coventry later this month.
United have an unenviable task in their next match as they welcome Liverpool to Old Trafford on Sunday, who will simultaneously be determined to maintain their lead at the top of the table and reverse their defeat in last month’s FA Cup quarter-final avenge.